Installing and configuring Project Server 2013 - Part I

• Installing ADS and DNS Server.
• Creating service account and administrative account for installation of SQL Server, SharePoint and Project server.

On COCSITSP

1. On Task bar click “Server Manager”.
   
   
   
   
   
2. On Server Manager Window, click on Manage and then select “Add Roles and Features”.
   
   
   
   
   
3. On Add Roles and Features Wizard Window, click on Next.
   
   
   
   
   
4. On Select Installation type select “Role Based or Feature-based installation” and then click on Next.
   
   
   
   
   
5. On Select destination server window, make sure that “Select a Server from the server pool” option is selected
   and COCSITDC is listed and selected in Server Pool. On Select destination server window click on Next.
   
   
   
   
   
6. On Select server roles , select “Active Directory Domain Services”, After selecting “Active Directory Domain
   Services”, on Add Roles and Features Wizard click on “Add Features”, which would be prerequisites for
   installing ADDS.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Again on Select server roles window select “DNS Server” role,After Selecting “DNS Server”, On Add Roles and
   Features Wizard window, click on “Add Features” which would be prerequisites for “DNS Server”.
   
   
   
   
   
8. After selecting “Active Directory Domain Services”,”DNS Server” Roles and their prerequisites, click on Next.
   
   
   
   
   
9. On Select Features page, click on Next.
   
   
   
   
   
10. On Active Directory Domain Services Page, click on Next.
    
    
    
    
    
11. On DNS Server Page, click on Next.
    
    
    
    
    
12. On Confirm installation selections page click on “Install” button.
    
    
    
    
    
13. On Installation Progress page, wait for few minutes.After installation succeeded, click on close button.
    
    Note: Here we have finished the installation of ADDS and DNS Role, now we need to do additional configuration to promote this server as Domain Controller.
    
    
    
    
    
14. On Server Manager Page, click on Notifications and then click on “Promote this server to a domain
    controller” link.
    
    
    
    
    
15. On Deployment Configuration Page
     • For Deployment Operation – Select “Add a new forest” .
     • For Root domain name – type “COCSIT.COM” .
    
    
    
    
    
16. On Domain Controller Options Page
     • In functional level section
       i. For Forest functional level – select Windows Server 2012
    ii. For Domain functional level – select windows Server 2012
     • In Specify domain controller capabilities section
       i. Select - Domain Name System (DNS Server)
      ii. Select – Global Catalog
    
    Type password for Directory Services Restore Mode and then click on Next.
    
    
    
    
    
17. On DNS Options page, click on Next.
    
    
    
    
    
18. On Additional Options Page,For NetBIOS domain name, type COCSIT and then click on next.
    
    
    
    
    
19. On Paths Page, accept default settings and then click on next.
    
    
    
    
    
20. On Review Options page, click on next.
    
    
    
    
    
21. On prerequisites check page, make sure that all prerequisites checks passed successfully.
    Click “Install” on prerequisites check page.
    
    
    
    
    
22. On Installation page, wait for few minutes.After completion of Installation, close all windows.
    
    
    
    
    
23. After Installation succeeded, click on start menu, to see DNS and AD services.
    
    
    
    
    

Conclusion